Recruiter
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The average pay for a Recruiter is $45,156 per year. Most people move on to other jobs if they have more than 20 years' experience in this field. Experience has a moderate effect on income for this job. Skills that are associated with high pay for this job are Negotiation and Full-Cycle Recruiting.

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Job Description for Recruiter

Recruiters work in a variety of fields, with one of the most common positions being a job recruiter. A job recruiter is hired by a particular company to find qualified employees. They often explore popular resume-posting websites and seek out qualified candidates for interviews; many recruiters often travel to job fairs and various events for job seekers. Recruiters may work for a single company or for multiple companies at once as an independent contractor.

Recruiters must be good at identifying talent and persuading people to interview with a particular company. They must be good judges of character and able to work with multiple departments within their company or companies. A college degree in a relevant field, such as human resources, may be required for recruiting positions.

Recruiter Tasks

Source through internal candidate database as well as professional associations, referrals, and other networking resources.

Negotiate wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates.

Network extensively to find potential candidates and clients.

Evaluate candidates' strengths compared with clients' requirements, and recommend the best candidates to clients after a detailed screening and skill assessment.

Stay current on trends, emerging technologies and new and hard to find skill sets.

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What is it like working as a Recruiter?

Recruiter in Denver:

"Finding, Encouraging, and Empowering People."

Pros: I love having the ability to have a hand in shaping my position and paving the way for the future of recruiting at my company. Even more so, I love helping others by being able to open doors of opportunity for them.

Cons: I dislike feeling overwhelmed by my job, which can often incorporate lots of HR and marketing tasks on a one-woman recruiting "team."